Apr 12
In 1983, I saw Journey live on the Frontiers tour — and the crowd reaction was one of the closest things I’ve ever experienced to Beatlemania-level hysteria.
That Journey is gone.
In this new article, I look back at what made the band feel unstoppable in the early ’80s, how lineup changes and internal conflict slowly unraveled that chemistry, and why their current “final tour” feels more like a farewell to a name than the band that once defined arena rock.
📌 Read here:
While the band once inspired near-Beatlemania, the Journey I saw in 1983 is gone, and this final tour won’t bring it back.
